Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breechclout

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: breech-clout
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A breechcloth or loincloth.

Dated

Example Sentences

""Come in," says the old man, in Japanese. "Don't leave your ass hanging out that way." He is naked except for a sort of breechclout twisted from what may once have been a red T-shirt."

Etymology

From breech + clout.

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

breechclouts (plural)

Synonyms

breechcloth loincloth

Questions

What does breechclout mean?: A breechcloth or loincloth.
Where does breechclout come from?: From breech + clout.

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